Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd | George Hatcher's Air Flight Disaster https://airflightdisaster.com Aviation News, Headlines & Alerts Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:22:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 Emergency landing Lake Rotorua New Zealand https://airflightdisaster.com/emergency-landing-lake-rotorua-new-zealand/ Mon, 25 Feb 2013 06:22:19 +0000 http://airflightdisaster.com/?p=24176 On Feb 24, 2013, a Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd Robinson R44 Raven II made an emergency upright landing on skids near the end of Bennetts Rd, Koutu, not long after lifting off from Lake Rotorua New Zealand. The female pilot and three passengers escaped the helicopter 60 metres from the shore in knee deep water....

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]]> On Feb 24, 2013, a Volcanic Air Safaris Ltd Robinson R44 Raven II made an emergency upright landing on skids near the end of Bennetts Rd, Koutu, not long after lifting off from Lake Rotorua New Zealand.

The female pilot and three passengers escaped the helicopter 60 metres from the shore in knee deep water. A boat went to the helicopter’s aide about 10.10.

The passengers were a man and his two children. There were no injuries.

The chopper had suffered mechanical problems.

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